Did you see ‘The Brutalist’ this weekend?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Did you see ‘The Brutalist’ this weekend?

LA Times  

What do you say when a child asks whether Santa is real? Times film critic Amy Nicholson recommends the film, though she, like me, has some issues with the second half and, in particular, one scene that she says plays like a “queasy bad-taste joke about how artists get screwed.” My old friend Mark Olsen talked with Guy Pearce, who is marvelous playing the movie’s big shot tycoon benefactor who commissions László Tóth to build a monumental community center. I just read it and I could have started the next day, to be honest.” Guy Pearce has a key role in “The Brutalist.” How Angelina Jolie conquered fear and learned to sing for ‘Maria’ A much easier movie to see right now, provided you subscribe to Netflix, is “Maria.” It’s right there on the platform. Times contributor Dave Itzkoff spoke with Angelina Jolie and the team behind “Maria,” a dramatization of the final days of legendary opera singer Maria Callas. They also create a lot, and they connect in beautiful ways.” Angelina Jolie stars in “Maria,” a dramatization of the last days of opera singer Maria Callas.

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Angelina Jolie has become cinema’s most risk-averse star – she needs Nicole Kidman’s fearlessness
3 days, 14 hours ago

Angelina Jolie has become cinema’s most risk-averse star – she needs Nicole Kidman’s fearlessness

The Independent  

The film year opens with a jostle of egos, a rustle of couture and the sight of two old acquaintances vying for Oscar glory, metaphorically throwing bricks at each other across the garden wall. On one side we have Angelina Jolie acting the diva in Maria, Pablo Larrain’s elegiac account of the last days of opera singer Callas. On the …

Angelina Jolie recalls comment from ‘someone in her life’ that deeply affected her
5 days, 8 hours ago

Angelina Jolie recalls comment from ‘someone in her life’ that deeply affected her

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I had someone in my life say that I couldn’t sing,” she told fellow actors …

Angelina Jolie reveals how Maria role helped her ‘come alive’ after ‘very dark’ time
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Angelina Jolie reveals how Maria role helped her ‘come alive’ after ‘very dark’ time

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A year after the Eternals was released, Jolie’s ex-husband Brad Pitt, with whom she shares …

How Angelina Jolie conquered her fear and learned to sing for ‘Maria’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

How Angelina Jolie conquered her fear and learned to sing for ‘Maria’

LA Times  

A few weeks before the world would get to see her play Maria Callas, the venerated soprano, Angelina Jolie was savoring her own night at the opera. The following afternoon, Jolie and Larraín were chatting excitedly about the spectacle they had seen at the Met — its splendor and majesty; its special place in Callas’ body of work; and its …

Commentary: What Netflix’s ‘Maria’ gets so wrong about Maria Callas
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Commentary: What Netflix’s ‘Maria’ gets so wrong about Maria Callas

LA Times  

Here we go again. In Hollywood’s ongoing cheerless attempts to contest the joy of music by cutting stellar classical musicians down to size, “Maria” joins the curt parade of “Tár” and “Maestro.” The new biopic of Maria Callas follows the takedowns of fictional conductor Lydia Tár and larger-than-life Leonard Bernstein with a dramatization of the most compelling singer I’ve ever …

Maria Callas: Fact vs. fiction in Netflix’s movie starring Angelina Jolie as the opera diva.
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Maria Callas: Fact vs. fiction in Netflix’s movie starring Angelina Jolie as the opera diva.

Slate  

Chilean director Pablo Larraín has carved out a niche for himself creating portraits of iconic women on the edge of a nervous breakdown at significant moments in their lives. While we can’t claim to know what was going through Callas’ mind as she neared the end, we can nevertheless examine how much the external world referenced in Maria resembles the …

A Transfixing Angelina Jolie Can’t Save This Flimsy Biopic
4 weeks ago

A Transfixing Angelina Jolie Can’t Save This Flimsy Biopic

Huff Post  

Angelina Jolie plays opera singer Maria Callas in "Maria," a loose biopic about her final days. There’s also a bit of a “just vibes” feeling throughout “A Complete Unknown,” the underwhelming Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet and in theaters on Christmas Day ― though it feels like the film’s marketing has been happening for an entire year, if not …

‘Maria’: An operatic tragedy
4 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Maria’: An operatic tragedy

LA Times  

“The film isn’t a biography about one of the world’s greatest opera singers,” says cinematographer Edward Lachman about Pablo Larraín’s rousing drama “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie. “What happens is this film becomes an opera about the betrayal and manipulation of Maria Callas’ closest relationships with her mother, her only husband and her involvement with Aristotle Onassis. She becomes the summation …

Angelina Jolie hopes no one makes a biopic on her life: ‘Most insane question award’
1 month ago

Angelina Jolie hopes no one makes a biopic on her life: ‘Most insane question award’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She played supermodel Gia Carangi in 1998’s Gia and journalist Mariane Pearl in 2007’s A …

To play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to learn how to breathe again
1 month, 1 week ago

To play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to learn how to breathe again

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes. For an actress whose filmography might lack a signature movie, “Maria” may be Jolie’s defining role. On Monday, a judge ruled that Pitt must disclose documents Jolie’s legal team have sought that they allege include “communications concerning abuse.” Pitt has denied ever being abusive. I think some people …

Movie Review: Angelina Jolie is graceful and sharp as opera star Maria Callas in 'Maria'
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1 month, 1 week ago

Movie Review: Angelina Jolie is graceful and sharp as opera star Maria Callas in 'Maria'

Hindustan Times  

Angelina Jolie glides through the final days of Maria Callas' short life in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” a dramatic, evocative elegy to the famed soprano. Movie Review: Angelina Jolie is graceful and sharp as opera star Maria Callas in 'Maria' Reality is of little consequence on the stage and in “Maria.” It’s all about the raw feeling, which serves the movie …

Movie Review: Angelina Jolie is graceful and sharp as opera star Maria Callas in ‘Maria’
1 month, 1 week ago

Movie Review: Angelina Jolie is graceful and sharp as opera star Maria Callas in ‘Maria’

Associated Press  

Angelina Jolie glides through the final days of Maria Callas’ short life in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” a dramatic, evocative elegy to the famed soprano. This image released by Netflix shows Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in a scene from “Maria.” This image released by Netflix shows Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in a scene from “Maria.” Share Share Copy Link …

Review: Angelina Jolie glides through ‘Maria’ like an iceberg, but a chilly Callas isn’t enough
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1 month, 1 week ago

Review: Angelina Jolie glides through ‘Maria’ like an iceberg, but a chilly Callas isn’t enough

LA Times  

Maria Callas seized fame as the voice of Tosca, Medea and Carmen, opera’s eternally doomed heroines. “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie, is director Pablo Larraín’s latest effort to build his own canon of 20th-century tragediennes. His previous melodramas “Jackie” and “Spencer” were fables about two painfully self-aware celebrities at their nadirs: Larraín peeked behind Jacqueline Kennedy‘s and Princess Diana’s facades less …

Angelina Jolie reveals she cried during first opera lesson for Maria: 'You've been through many things…'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Angelina Jolie reveals she cried during first opera lesson for Maria: 'You've been through many things…'

Hindustan Times  

Angelina Jolie is opening up about the training required to find her singing voice to play opera singer Maria Callas in director Pablo Larrain's biographical, psychological drama Maria. In an interview with Good Morning America, the actor detailed why she described her opera lessons as ‘therapy,’ adding that in her very first lesson, she took a deep breath and cried. …

Angelina Jolie joins Alice Winocour's high-fashion drama Stitches
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Angelina Jolie joins Alice Winocour's high-fashion drama Stitches

Hindustan Times  

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has found her next role! Details about Jolie's next While specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the movie will explore the world of high fashion, with the story unfolding primarily in the French capital, reported Deadline. Jolie's casting in 'Stitches' comes on the heels of her highly anticipated biographical film 'Maria', in which she …

Angelia Jolie is the epitome of class in a plunging gown while promoting biopic Maria in NYC
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Angelia Jolie is the epitome of class in a plunging gown while promoting biopic Maria in NYC

Daily Mail  

Angelina Jolie was the epitome of class while promoting her upcoming biopic, Maria, in New York City on Tuesday. Angelina Jolie, 49, was the epitome of class while promoting her upcoming biopic, Maria, in New York City on Tuesday Angelina's long locks were parted in the middle and partially pulled back away from her face, allowing the strands to fall …

Angelina Jolie says she cried during first singing lesson for Maria after ‘holding a lot’ in
2 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie says she cried during first singing lesson for Maria after ‘holding a lot’ in

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’ve been holding a lot for a long time, and that beginning and that sound, …

Angelina Jolie is effortlessly chic at the screening of biopic Maria in Westwood after igniting Oscars buzz
2 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie is effortlessly chic at the screening of biopic Maria in Westwood after igniting Oscars buzz

Daily Mail  

Angelina Jolie put on a chic display as she attended a screening of her upcoming film, Maria, in Westwood on Tuesday. Jolie donned a long, black coat which was fastened at the front and also opted for a black ensemble underneath Angelina held a big smile on her face as she strolled towards the entrance of the theater, and took …

Angelina Jolie Reflects on Loneliness and Work Ethic in Maria Callas Biopic
Trending News
2 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie Reflects on Loneliness and Work Ethic in Maria Callas Biopic

Hindustan Times  

Angelina Jolie reflects on loneliness and work ethic while portraying Maria Callas in the upcoming biopic 'Maria'. She shares a certain loneliness with Callas that comes from being a dedicated worker, but she emphasizes the parallels between their lives and the intensity and commitment they bring to their respective crafts.

Angelina Jolie Reflects on Maria Callas's Legacy: A Journey of Dedication and Loneliness
2 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie Reflects on Maria Callas's Legacy: A Journey of Dedication and Loneliness

Hindustan Times  

Angelina Jolie opens up about her deep connection to the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, whom she portrays in her new film. She shares her thoughts on certain loneliness and a work ethic that she draws parallels to the legendary Maria Callas. Jolie also expresses her appreciation for the people whose lives she's sharing with the audience and hopes they …

Angelina Jolie shines in "Maria," with a star power too grand for CGI constraints
3 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie shines in "Maria," with a star power too grand for CGI constraints

Salon  

Whether she’s trapped in the flat, digital picture of a Marvel movie or buried under showy prosthetics and CGI in a Disney franchise, Angelina Jolie has always been a star able to transcend hindrances that would easily hold lesser actors back. That autonomy keeps “Maria” from being a thematic gut punch about predestination like Larraín’s other outings, but Jolie’s stunning …

‘Maria’ trailer: Angelina Jolie begins Oscar campaign in first look at Pablo Larraín biopic
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Maria’ trailer: Angelina Jolie begins Oscar campaign in first look at Pablo Larraín biopic

The Hindu  

The first trailer for Maria, Pablo Larraín’s biopic starring Angelina Jolie as opera legend Maria Callas, has been released by Netflix, offering a glimpse into Jolie’s stunning transformation. The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival to an eight-minute standing ovation, is already generating Oscar buzz, positioning Jolie as a strong contender for Best Actress. Directed by Pablo Larraín …

Maria first trailer: Angelina Jolie breaks down in tears as she plays haunted opera singer Maria Callas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maria first trailer: Angelina Jolie breaks down in tears as she plays haunted opera singer Maria Callas

Daily Mail  

Angelina Jolie was seen in the first trailer for her movie Maria. The 49-year-old star is playing famed opera singer Maria Callas. The 49-year-old star is playing famed opera singer Maria Callas An image of the real Callas seen in a hat and coat in the 1940s Netflix is set to release the film in U.S. theaters on November 27 …

The Brutalist: New ’masterpiece’ movie branded ‘next Godfather’ after 13-minute standing ovation
4 months ago

The Brutalist: New ’masterpiece’ movie branded ‘next Godfather’ after 13-minute standing ovation

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Journalist Diego Andaluz said the film was “on the level” of Francis Ford Coppola’s The …

Angelina Jolie Opens About Her Challenges Filming Maria, Shares About An Ex Who Criticised Her Singing
4 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie Opens About Her Challenges Filming Maria, Shares About An Ex Who Criticised Her Singing

News 18  

Angelina Jolie is riding high after her latest film, Maria, a biopic about opera singer Maria Callas, received an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival. So it took me getting past a lot of things to start singing.” Talking about what went behind making Maria, Angelina Jolie acknowledged that she was nervous, and practised day and night as …

Angelina Jolie breaks down in tears amid Brad Pitt divorce war as she is overwhelmed by epic standing ovation at Venice Film Festival
4 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie breaks down in tears amid Brad Pitt divorce war as she is overwhelmed by epic standing ovation at Venice Film Festival

Daily Mail  

Angelina Jolie was moved to tears after receiving an eight-minute standing ovation at the premiere of her biopic Maria at Venice Film Festival in Italy on Thursday. Angelina Jolie brought to tears at one point during electric standing ovation for Maria following world premiere of Pablo Larrain film here at #Venezia81 pic.twitter.com/vxhBvdIyMB — Chris Gardner August 29, 2024 Angelina Jolie, …

Angelina Jolie kneels down to meet a fan with ALS during heartwarming moment at the Venice Film Festival in Italy
4 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie kneels down to meet a fan with ALS during heartwarming moment at the Venice Film Festival in Italy

Daily Mail  

Angelina Jolie shared a tender moment with a fan while promoting her upcoming biopic Maria at the 81st Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy on Thursday. Angelina Jolie, 49, shared a tender moment with a fan while promoting her upcoming biopic Maria at the 81st Venice Film Festival in Italy on Thursday The Girl, Interrupted star knelt down in her …

Angelina Jolie hints at feud with Brad Pitt while discussing new film Maria at Venice Film Festival
4 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie hints at feud with Brad Pitt while discussing new film Maria at Venice Film Festival

Hindustan Times  

Angelina Jolie slightly alluded to Brad Pitt while opening up about her latest role, portraying the legendary opera star Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biographical drama, Maria. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in happier times “There’s a lot I won’t say in this room that you probably know and assume,” Jolie said, per IndieWire. Jolie draws a parallel with …

Angelina Jolie alludes to influence of personal troubles on Maria Callas role
4 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie alludes to influence of personal troubles on Maria Callas role

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Angelina Jolie took leading questions from journalists at Venice Film Festival …

Was Maria Callas really a whining, self-pitying, endlessly needy victim? Angelina Jolie stars as revered opera singer in a new biopic that projects little of her cultural stature, writes BRIAN VINER
4 months, 1 week ago

Was Maria Callas really a whining, self-pitying, endlessly needy victim? Angelina Jolie stars as revered opera singer in a new biopic that projects little of her cultural stature, writes BRIAN VINER

Daily Mail  

Rating: The late shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis would have approved of director Pablo Larrain’s trilogy of films about three of the most iconic women of the 21st century: he slept with two of them. Larrain’s swansong, following Jackie and Spencer, is Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as the revered opera singer Maria Callas. Angelina Jolie's new film presents singer Maria Callas …

Maria, Venice review: Angelina Jolie gives a career-defining performance as a haunted opera diva
4 months, 1 week ago

Maria, Venice review: Angelina Jolie gives a career-defining performance as a haunted opera diva

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The film closes out Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s thematic trilogy of …

Angelina Jolie 'was frightened' and 'shaky' singing in public for the FIRST time in Maria Callas biopic and reveals how her sons helped get her through it
4 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie 'was frightened' and 'shaky' singing in public for the FIRST time in Maria Callas biopic and reveals how her sons helped get her through it

Daily Mail  

Angelina Jolie had never sung onscreen - or in public - before she signed on to star as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's biopic Maria, which had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Thursday. Angelina Jolie had never sung onscreen - or in public - before she signed on to star as …

Angelina Jolie puts her protracted divorce to one side as she attends the 81st Venice Film Festival premiere of Maria in a sweeping floor-length gown... after hinting at the 'despair' and 'pain' of he
4 months, 1 week ago

Angelina Jolie puts her protracted divorce to one side as she attends the 81st Venice Film Festival premiere of Maria in a sweeping floor-length gown... after hinting at the 'despair' and 'pain' of he

Daily Mail  

The dark cloud of divorce made way for azure blue skies on Thursday as Angelina Jolie attended the 81st annual Venice Film Festival premiere of Maria. The dark cloud of divorce made way for azure blue skies on Thursday as Angelina Jolie attended the 81st annual Venice Film Festival premiere of Maria The actress, 49, currently in the throes of …

Pablo Larrain’s ‘Maria’ starring Angelina Jolie acquired by Netflix
4 months, 1 week ago

Pablo Larrain’s ‘Maria’ starring Angelina Jolie acquired by Netflix

The Hindu  

Netflix has acquired U.S. rights to Maria, the highly anticipated biopic of opera legend Maria Callas, directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Angelina Jolie. The film, which offers a creative and psychological exploration of Callas’ life, is set to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival before heading to the New York Film Festival. Maria marks the second …

Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer
4 months, 1 week ago

Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s not just any opera …

Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer
4 months, 1 week ago

Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer

Hindustan Times  

VENICE, Italy — Angelina Jolie has played an evil queen, a war correspondent, a hacker, an international spy and a sociopath and is now adding opera singer to her resume. Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer It’s not just any opera singer either: Jolie stars as the legendary soprano Maria …

Maria film review: Pablo Larraín's biopic of Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie, is 'too adoring and reverential'
4 months, 1 week ago

Maria film review: Pablo Larraín's biopic of Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie, is 'too adoring and reverential'

BBC  

Maria film review: Pablo Larraín's biopic of Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie, is 'too adoring and reverential' Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín's fact-based drama, starring Angelina Jolie as opera diva Maria Callas, is witty and beautiful, but "this Callas is an icon rather than a human being", and some scenes are "less opera than soap opera". Now he's completed his trilogy …

Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and ‘Maria,’ her film about famed opera singer
4 months, 1 week ago

Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and ‘Maria,’ her film about famed opera singer

New Indian Express  

VENICE, Italy: Angelina Jolie has played an evil queen, a war correspondent, a hacker, an international spy and a sociopath and is now adding opera singer to her resume. It’s not just any opera singer either: Jolie stars as the legendary soprano Maria Callas in a new film from Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín. “Maria” will have its world premiere in …

The harrowing truth behind Angelina Jolie's 'divine' new role: Inside the tragic life of opera star Maria Callas - who was drugged and abused by Aristotle Onassis before being DUMPED for Jackie Kenned
1 year, 2 months ago

The harrowing truth behind Angelina Jolie's 'divine' new role: Inside the tragic life of opera star Maria Callas - who was drugged and abused by Aristotle Onassis before being DUMPED for Jackie Kenned

Daily Mail  

The tragic life of opera singer Maria Callas is set to be laid bare in a new biopic with Angelina Jolie at the helm in what is set to be an incredibly agonizing look at the harrowing trauma that lurked beneath the musician's glamorous public image. Maria Callas's glittering life was marred by suffering and betrayal - she was swindled …

Angelina Jolie looks unrecognisable in large spectacles as she transforms into iconic opera singer Maria Callas in first look at biopic
1 year, 2 months ago

Angelina Jolie looks unrecognisable in large spectacles as she transforms into iconic opera singer Maria Callas in first look at biopic

Daily Mail  

Her fans called her La Divina, the divine, and Maria Callas seemed to think so, too. She took it willingly, but with Callas effectively sedated, Onassis — whose ‘depraved’ sexual requests shocked even the notorious Paris brothel keeper Madame Claude — was able to sexually abuse the singer in demeaning ways, says her biographer, she wouldn’t have permitted if she …

Angelina Jolie lands the role of a lifetime as she is cast as opera singer Maria Callas
2 years, 2 months ago

Angelina Jolie lands the role of a lifetime as she is cast as opera singer Maria Callas

Daily Mail  

Her fans called her La Divina, the divine, and Maria Callas seemed to think so, too. She took it willingly, but with Callas effectively sedated, Onassis — whose ‘depraved’ sexual requests shocked even the notorious Paris brothel keeper Madame Claude — was able to sexually abuse the singer in demeaning ways, says her biographer, she wouldn’t have permitted if she …

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